I was accidentally injured by God and I just want to be an ordinary person

As if he understood Ella's thoughts, the old man conjured up a few grains of corn-like food in his hand and called out to the pigeons that were resting in the square in the distance.

"It's not the kind of bullying you think. Although there are people with bad personalities in the dream world, everyone else will stop them before such a situation arises. The trouble I'm talking about is in a different sense... Although I really want to tell you, it wouldn't be fair to everyone - anyway, you'd better be careful. If there is a future, we'll see each other later."

When the pigeons carrying food flew into the old man's hands, the old man murmured, "It's going to be lively again," and then turned and left.

"Trouble... what could it be... I have this ominous feeling."

"Is it troublesome for you, Senpai? I thought you were the kind of person who wouldn't get into trouble."

Fukagan, who had been silent until then, suddenly spoke.

"Of course there will be trouble. Or rather, a lot of trouble. Hey, Fukagan, where are you going?"

"Just taking a walk. Even though this is a dream, a place like this isn't bad."

Shen Gan's twin ponytails of different lengths were blown by the gentle breeze. Ella opened the terrain search and confirmed that the direction Shen Gan was walking was exactly the same as the direction where Lotte and the others were, then caught up with Shen Gan who had already walked a few steps on his own.

Chapter 38: Turmoil in the Dreamland

The two walked on the streets of the Dream Kingdom. Although the Dream Kingdom was a world where objects could be created at will, there were many vendors selling various foods and props on the streets. Unlike the imagined scene where not many people would patronize them, there were many residents in front of these vendors, and the crowd seemed a little crowded.

There is no such thing as currency, and all transactions are based on barter.

Most of the shops sell ready-made clothes and cloth. There are only a few shops selling food like those that can be seen everywhere in the real world, but these shops happen to be the most popular ones. The residents of the dreamland even have to push each other to grab food.

"I wonder why so many people are buying things."

"Trade exists in every world. You've been acting strangely for a while now, senpai."

"No, no, in the dream world, you can create objects that already exist in the real world at will, so isn't it strange that a shop like this would appear? You can just make one yourself. If you don't believe me, you can give it a try, right?"

While staring at the shops on the roadside, Ella explained to Shen Gan.

But Shen Gan looked unconcerned and made no attempt, only glancing at the people on the roadside.

"Yes, yes."

Feeling helpless about Shen Gan's indifferent look, Ella used her imagination to conjure up a most ordinary apple as a show.

"Look, look, it's just like this. Isn't it amazing? So why rely on others when you can summon it yourself?"

"Oh! It's an apple! Look everyone, this lady actually made an apple appear!"

A resident on the roadside noticed the apple in Ella's hand and pointed at her in shock.

"What?! It's Apple! This is... someone from outside? And a vampire?"

"It's an apple... I never thought I'd see an apple in my lifetime. If I could just taste it, being chosen and guided by Kuro-sama would be enough..."

The crowd began to make a commotion because of this matter. Words like "a vampire who can produce apples" kept spreading. People who were crowding to grab food and vendors selling clothes all gradually stopped what they were doing and searched the crowd for the vampire who could produce apples.

Noticing the commotion and realizing that something might be wrong, Ella grabbed Shen Gan's hand. Shen Gan, who had been unprepared, made a surprised sound.

"what……"

"Let's go, things seem to be getting complicated."

Ella whispered something in Shen Gan's ear, lowered her head, let her bangs cover her face and ears, relied on her imagination to create a gap on the back of her clothes, folded the little devil's wings into it, and walked quickly out of the crowd.

The current scene always reminds me of the time when I used purification magic among the demons. At that time, it was because I used purification magic unintentionally and the news spread among the demons that I became the troublesome person I am now. And from the words of those residents of the dream world just now, I can already hear that apples should be very important things in this world.

Without raising any questions, Fukagami continued to be led by Ella and walked away from the crowd without saying a word. When they were completely away from the people who were looking for the "vampire who could conjure up apples" and walked to a corner where there were not many people, Ella raised her head and began to think.

"Apples seem to be very rare in this world? But why are they so rare?... You can get them just by imagining them."

"Ah, so it's because of a lack of imagination?"

Suddenly, she felt someone patting her shoulder from behind. Ella turned around and found that the source of the voice belonged to Iris.

When he was getting away from the crowd, he happened to be escaping along the street where Lotte and the others were, and now he was bumped into by Iris who was also walking.

"Eh? Iris?"

Seeing the familiar faces of Lotte, Iris, Camisia, and Angeline, Ella breathed a sigh of relief.

"Huh... I thought we were being caught up by that group. I still have a lot of questions, but first, let me answer the question about your lack of imagination."

"Huh? Compared to this, I'm more interested in the new addition."

"Eh, huh? Another one added, what does that mean?"

Feeling that the person Iris was talking about was referring to himself, Shen Gan tilted his head in confusion.

"Is this... a dragon clan deep tangerine?"

"...Angelina?"

It seems that Shen Gan may have known An Jie Ni for a long time.

"If Camisia, Angelina, and Lotte were dragged into the dream world because they lived close to Ella-chan, and I was dragged into the dream world because I was in regular contact with Ella-chan, then how did this dragon-clan lady, Fukagan, get dragged into this?"

While saying this seemingly inferred statement, Iris cast a vaguely playful expression towards Ella.

She sighed deeply, but while she was sighing, Ella asked Angelica to walk to Shen Gan's side.

"So... Fuka-chan, how did you end up in the Land of Dreams? Do you remember what you did before you arrived?"

When Angeline said this, Ella realized that something was wrong, but as for how to stop it, Ella was a little hesitant. If she panicked too much, it would arouse suspicion, but if she wanted to change the subject, it would be too obvious at this time.

How to do? !

A moment's hesitation is fatal.

Shen Gan thought for a moment and slowly gave the answer.

"Hmm... after spending the night in Senpai's room today, I found myself here."

By the time Ella came to her senses, she found herself being stared at by countless gazes. Although the emotions contained in them were different, each one made her feel overwhelmed.

Iris, who was quite interested, walked over to Ella and began to poke Ella's cheek with her fingertips.

"Hehe, Aira-chan is quite capable. She dared to attack even the Dragon King's niece. Did she do it? Did she already do it? Or was it a secret relationship that was accidentally exposed today?"

“Ehhhhhhhhh?! There are actually girls who have that kind of relationship!?”

Angelica immediately began to check if there was anything strange on Shen Gan's body as if she were doing a physical examination. Although she didn't think that she could find out what Iris said just by checking his arms and thighs like Angelica did, it would be better not to point it out at this time.

Ella opened her mouth to defend herself, but Lotte spoke first.

"It's so nice to be invited to sleep with Miss Ella..."

"You already have so many beautiful girls around you, yet you still go out to look for someone? Ella-chan is surprisingly greedy."

Before he knew it, Iris was standing behind him again, her long silver hair hanging down to her cheeks, making him feel itchy.

Among the people present, only one person looked very happy.

"I'm truly delighted that Princess-sama has made so many friends. The Dragon King's niece... well, we'll have to discuss diplomatic matters later. The previous proposal is still pending, so it's time to move forward."

Camisia put her hand on her lower lip, not as if she was thinking, but with the corners of her mouth slightly raised, obviously as if she was imagining something happy.

"What a noisy dream..."

Shen Gan, who had been watching silently, suddenly said this and then sighed.

"Well, it's just a dream anyway, it doesn't matter."

"Wait, wait! This isn't a dream, okay? And from what that Cheshire Cat said, Iris, Angelica, Camisia, and Fukagan might not remember it, but Lotte and I might still be able to."

For some reason, Ella always felt that Shen Gan seemed to be looking at her with a pity expression.

"This is my own dream. Even if I have to remember it, it will be remembered by me alone."

"That's all you can think about now."

There seemed to be a tone in Iris's words as if she was treating Shen Gan as a fool. Shen Gan looked at Iris angrily. Ignoring Shen Gan's gaze nonchalantly, Iris continued speaking.

"This is an urban legend from the Holy Academy. The Dream Realm has existed for ages. To think it's just a dream after hearing that kind of legend is foolish. How could a dream possibly be so detailed with such tactile sensations and scenery?"

Chapter 39: The troubles caused by becoming a vampire

"It's absurd to judge based on nothing more than legend."

"Well, that's generally what people think. You'll understand later, Fukagan-chan."

Although she said so, in fact, perhaps Angeline is just very girly, so she feels happy about the romantic place like the dream world. This is a completely different idea from Iris.

Because Iris and Angelica looked at him as if he were a fool, Shen Gan became more and more unhappy, but this emotion was only expressed on his face, and Shen Gan did not do anything excessive.

Ella interrupted the topic at the right time.

"Well, actually, it was raining in the middle of the night and I saw Fukakan still hanging around outside. I felt sorry for her so I pulled her back. As for sleeping, we didn't sleep in the same bed as you might imagine. We slept separately."

"Is that so? What a shame."

"Huh? Is Elise expecting some strange development?"

"Uh, it's nothing. Although it's common to ask a girl to stay overnight in your room late at night, if the target is Ella-chan, then that kind of development is unlikely to happen."

For a moment, it felt like Iris had said something very rude. Fortunately, not everyone could understand what Iris meant, which gave Ella some comfort.

"What? What unfolds?"

Angelica stared at everyone with complicated expressions.

"Angelina, you don't need to know. But from what the Cheshire Cat said, weren't only Lotte, Angelina, and Camisia here? When did Iris arrive?"

Dodging Iris's hand that tried to touch her vampire-like pointed ears, and ignoring Angeline's shout of "Too much", Ella stood next to Lotte across from her.

"Me? I just arrived a while ago, but thanks to Lotte's explanation, I have a rough idea of ​​what kind of world this is."

“Is that so…”

"But before that, the princess looks like this... a vampire? Even the wings—is this really a dream world?"

Camisia, who was standing next to Ella, reached out and touched the base of the wings that Ella had hidden in her clothes. This action made Ella straighten her body instantly.

"K-Camisia! Don't touch me!"

"Oh wow? So it's a sensitive spot? I need to remember this."

Not willing to understand the meaning of what Iris said, Ella explained to everyone that this appearance was not something she imagined, but an emergency.

Although there seemed to be many more residents of the dream world around during the explanation, those people were just looking at Byte Collection as if it were a rare species. Thinking that they were all people from outside the dream world, there was nothing they could do about being looked at in that way.

Ella didn't care too much, but asked Iris about another thing.

"What about that lack of imagination you mentioned earlier? Simple fruit like that should be easy to conjure."

Even herself, who is not good at doing detailed things, can be summoned. The residents of the Dream Kingdom come into contact with them every day, but there are still situations where they lack imagination. Ella doesn't quite understand why.

It was Lotte who answered in Iris' place.

"Well... according to the Cheshire Cat I met earlier, it seems that because the residents of the Dreamland haven't been exposed to real-world things for too long, their imaginations in this area are becoming increasingly poor. For example, things like food, which require imagining the smell, shape, taste, and color simultaneously, eventually fade over time as their memory fades and they gradually become unable to create them."

"Eh... I see. But wouldn't it be better to just try the food made by others and remember its taste?"

"That doesn't seem to work. In the dream world, it seems you can't create the same item using something your companions made..."

"Is that so? You've been away from the real world for so long that you've forgotten what it looks like."

If you think about it this way, the residents of the Dreamland might be unexpectedly pitiful. If no one can make apples, it would be equivalent to completely cutting off the source of apples. In the real world, they can still rely on purchasing them from other countries.

Ella touched the vampire's fangs again.

"But what about the Cheshire Cat? Where did the Cheshire Cat go? He should be able to explain why I'm like this."

"He was here just now..."

"Oh, are you calling me? Honestly, I had a headache for quite a while after being called away by the clone just now."

Just as she finished speaking, the Cheshire Cat, claiming to be her true self, appeared from behind Lotte. Its black cat face hovered in mid-air, its mouth stretched to its limit, giving it a terrifying look. However, judging by its tone, it seemed to be in great trouble.

"Hey, hey, answer the question first. After all, I was the one who saved you from this difficult situation guarding the border."

Ella reached out and pinched the Cheshire Cat's ears, but the Cheshire Cat dodged it cleverly.

"Okay, okay, actually—I don't know the reason, but it's definitely related to the dream world's illusion barrier. Besides confusing outsiders, the dream world's illusion barrier can also limit the power of outsiders. For example, Lady Lotte used to be able to cast magic at will, but because of this restriction, she can only cast magic of a corresponding level. Compared to normal, the only difference is that her magic power is unlimited. If Lady Ella has changed, the problem should be this. But... a vampire..."

A lot of people had been gathering around Ella since a while ago, and during her conversation with the Cheshire Cat, the group was growing at a very fast rate—most of them were young people. Although there were still some elderly people and children, they were far less numerous than the young people.